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Post by dirtypillows on Apr 23, 2021 6:14:36 GMT
It is the most frightening movie I have ever seen and I don't expect to see anything to surpass it. It is a masterpiece of ambiguity, superbly creepy. And not an ounce of violence.
Has anybody else seen this movie?
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Apr 23, 2021 6:40:40 GMT
Only seen it once, but I really liked it. A masterpiece of Gothic atmosphere.
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Post by movielover on Apr 23, 2021 6:58:29 GMT
I’ve seen it. Loved it.
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Post by OldAussie on Apr 23, 2021 7:48:21 GMT
I hate most "horror" movies.
I own The Innocents on blu-ray.
That's how good it is.
Nowhere near as good, but check out The Nightcomers, a kind of prequel to The Innocents.
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Post by Xcalatë on Apr 23, 2021 8:01:31 GMT
Me, I love that movie.
Creepy, well acted and such great black & white cinematography.
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Post by wmcclain on Apr 23, 2021 12:51:11 GMT
The Innocents (1961), directed by Jack Clayton. A new governess arrives at a huge country house to care for two children. Her predecessor and that woman's lover both died and no one wants to talk about it. She begins to detect strange happenings. We wonder if she and the dead woman aren't somehow the same person, but she suspects the children are possessed by ghosts of the dead couple. Tension builds to a shattering climax. The story is ambiguous and dream-like and we are never quite sure of what is happening. Is the governess cracking up? Is she somehow the dead woman returned, and is this her hell? Do the children know about the ghosts, or does she imagine that? The dialogue gives all sorts of suggestive hints: the house is a "heaven for children" but someone else has "the devil's own eye." Deborah Kerr is perfect at this type of role: an intelligent, loving, dignified woman being challenged in extreme, wrenching ways. Striking B&W photography by Freddie Francis. The black levels on the DVD fluctuate a bit, but it is a good presentation. Georges Auric score. Adapted by John Mortimer and Truman Capote from The Turn of the Screw. The screenplay captures the disorienting nature of the story better than I could have imagined. I've read a bit of Henry James and my reaction has always been: Why did I read this, why did he write it, and why is he held to be a great author? The Turn of the Screw seemed purposely incoherent. For literary critics that is a feature; the story is subject to many interpretations. The movie handles that aspect pretty well. 
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Post by teleadm on Apr 23, 2021 17:12:51 GMT
Count me in as a fan!
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Post by Archelaus on Apr 23, 2021 18:03:26 GMT
I watched it once and thought it was a fine psychological horror film. Deborah Kerr's performance was excellent and the cinematography was visually striking.
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Apr 23, 2021 19:07:33 GMT
On my top ten list and part of my horror collection. And it proves that things can terrify you without being graphic. That's artistry!
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Post by politicidal on Apr 23, 2021 21:06:09 GMT
Seen it. More of a Haunting guy.
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Post by mortsahlfan on Apr 24, 2021 21:06:45 GMT
I've seen it, but I didn't like it.
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